Flora of Victoria

Stems sometimes rooting at nodes, with recurved to appressed hairs, sometimes glabrescent. Stipules lanceolate (rarely oblong), long-acuminate and occasionally laciniate. Sepals 3.5–4 mm long, pubescent with longer curved hairs toward base and margins; petals broad obovate, 4–6 mm long, pale to mid-pink. Fruits 12–15 mm; seed brown to dark brown, almost smooth with shallow, small, elongate alveolae. Flowers Dec.–Feb.

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, MonT, MuM, OtP, OtR, SnM, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro. Also SA, ?Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas. A common and widespread species of moist sheltered sites and high-rainfall areas throughout lowland Victoria. Often along river banks and in moist gullies.

Source: Smith, L.P. (1999). Geranium. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Rosanae

order Geraniales

family Geraniaceae

genus Geranium

species Geranium potentilloides L’Hér. ex DC.

Higher taxa

variety Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Murray Mallee	present	native
Glenelg Plain	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Warrnambool Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Greater Grampians	present	native
Dundas Tablelands	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Wilsons Promontory	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native
Otway Ranges	present	native
Strzelecki Ranges	present	native
Monaro Tablelands	present	native
Highlands-Far East	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native
Snowy Mountains	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania